Cox Plate
Unhappy Valley: Why hasn’t a single Cox Plate contender won at the track before?
The weight-for-age championship will feature an anomaly, with not one of the 10 contenders having won previously at Moonee Valley. But does it really matter?
- by Adam Pengilly and Chris Roots
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Two Cox Plate runners fail vet test on eve of race
Two Cox Plate contenders, European import Gold Trip and Kiwi galloper Callsign Mav, have failed a vet test ahead of Saturday’s big race.
- by Damien Ractliffe
‘Change the name card’: Why Cummings decided to send Ingratiating to Manikato
James Cummings says he had a lightning bolt moment on Monday when he decided to run Ingratiating, not Paulele, in Friday night’s group 1 Manikato Stakes.
- by Damien Ractliffe
Does redemption song beckon for Verry Elleegant in Cox Plate?
Following Nature Strip’s triumph in The Everest at Royal Randwick music obviously has place in racing with Sweet Caroline contributing to a striking memory.
- by Max Presnell
Change in COVID rules during interstate drive will see Snowden trackside for Cox Plate
Peter Snowden went from the prospect of five days of COVID isolation to being trackside at Saturday’s Cox Plate as he drove from Sydney to Melbourne on Wednesday.
- by Chris Roots
Joseph O’Brien’s team confident State Of Rest has Cox Plate profile
Cox Plate contender State Of Rest is improving on a similar trajectory to 2017 Melbourne Cup winner Rekindling ahead of Saturday’s feature race, according to Joseph O’Brien’s travelling foreman Mark Power.
- by Damien Ractliffe
‘Pretty gutting not to be there’: Neasham’s tough call to ditch Valley
Annabel Neasham has chosen to stay in Sydney and won’t be trackside to witness a potential career-defining Cox Plate win with Zaaki.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Gold Trip in tip-top shape to repeat Sir Dragonet’s Cox Plate feats
European import Gold Trip will look to replicate the Cox Plate feats of Sir Dragonet in his Australian debut for Ciaron Maher Racing on Saturday, a week on from the reigning champion’s shock death.
- by Damien Ractliffe
Keiai Nautique left out of Cox Plate as favourite Zaaki draws barrier six
A select field of 10 will line up in Saturday’s Cox Plate after the Moonee Valley race’s committee knocked back an acceptance from aspirant Keiai Nautique.
- by Damien Ractliffe
Verry Elleegant the forgotten star ahead of the Cox Plate
Can you forgive a horse one bad run? If so, you have to give Verry Elleegant a big chance in Saturday’s Cox Plate, says part owner Brae Sokolski.
- by Michael Lynch
‘This is my best chance to win’: McDonald turns focus to Cox Plate with Zaaki
Fresh off a stunning Everest win on Nature Strip, Sydney’s champion jockey James McDonald has arrived in Melbourne with one job on his mind.
- by Damien Ractliffe